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Plant biology

Good neighbours

Plants depend on structures called stomata to regulate gas exchange with the air, and their positioning is crucial. A key factor controlling stomatal development and arrangement has now been found.

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Figure 1: YODA and the development of stomata.

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Serna, L. Good neighbours. Nature 430, 302–304 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/430302a

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